MOSCOW. Dec 27 (Interfax-AVN) - Russia and Iran have finalized a contract on fuel supplies for the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Russian Minister of Atomic Energy Alexander Rumyantsev announced at a news conference in Moscow on Friday.
"The text of the contract is currently being analyzed with the Russian Foreign Ministry," Rumyantsev said, adding that the contract begins with the following words, "Russia commits itself to supplying Iran with nuclear fuel, and Iran commits itself to returning it."
"We hope this contract will be signed within a month," Rumyantsev said. The minister previously said the first shipment of fuel for the Bushehr nuclear plant will be delivered by the Russian company Atomstroiexport, which is currently engaged in building power unit 1 of the Bushehr plant. After that, fuel shipments will be assigned to the company TVEL.